SOM 7130 - Withdrawal from the School of Medicine Program

Authorizing Body:

Student Performance Review Committee

Date Issued:

August 1, 2011

Last Update:

June 15, 2026

Rationale:

Withdrawal is a voluntary termination of enrollment by a medical student without the intention to return.

Scope and Applicability:

All students enrolled in the School of Medicine.

Standard Practice Guideline:

A student may petition to permanently withdraw from the curriculum at any time.

Procedures:

Before withdrawing from the medical program at OUWB, students are required to meet with the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management or their proxy to discuss the request and complete the Petition for Withdrawal Form found in Empower. A signed and dated Petition for Withdrawal Form is the student’s official notice of intent to withdraw from the School of Medicine. For withdrawals during the academic year, the effective date for determining a tuition refund is the date the completed petition to withdraw is returned to the Office of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management . Any student who wishes to return after a completed Petition for Withdrawal Form is submitted must reapply to the School of Medicine as a new applicant.

Definitions:

N/A

Related Policies and Forms:

Leave of Absence 
Tuition Refund and Scholarship Return

Appendix:

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